[TheForge] Oxygen/Acetylene Cylinder Tracking

Fri May 3 13:15:01 2002

Yes.  Our cylinders have two numbers.  One is a modern sticker.  However, 
those cylinders that don't have the modern sticker, have another 
number.  The other number, we are told to take the 6 digit alpha numeric 
number from the side (near the top) of the cylinder.  Generally, the ones 
I've seen have bunches of numbers, and I have to sort of guess which one is 
the one I want<G>.  No one has complained yet.  When they initiated this, I 
became a gas passer for our group, since I use a lot of gas<G>.
         It would make sense for each to be serialed, in litigatious 
America<G>.  However, the stamps for proofing would be sufficient in my 
mind for most normal folks.
         Ahh, reading your message once more before hitting the send 
button;;;; the serial numbers have nothing to do with the individuals who 
buy or lease the cylinders.  This way a cylinder may be sent around at 
will.  Like the old glass milk jars, you likely won't get the exact one 
back when you send it in for refilling<G>.

Woof


At 07:40 PM 4/29/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Grover: so I take it that these serial numbers have nothing to do with the 
>individuals who buy them...?
>- Loren
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Grover Richardson" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:43 AM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Oxygen/Acetylene Cylinder Tracking
>
>
> > At 05:35 PM 4/26/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> > >for what purpose? seem like  allot of work and $ just know where in a
>very
> > >large area a cylinder is. when I get mine filled or replace there has
> > >never been and # recorded and most the time It's a cash sale  the only
> > >thing that anyone would know is that it was bought there. the welding
>shop
> > >is 30 min from my house .
> > >Dan Scheid
> >
> >
> > For an individual there is no advantage, but for Ma Tech, we were paying
> > right at 100 k per year in demurrage.  So, they instituted a cylinder
> > tracking system and track each cylinder by serial number.  Several of the
> > vendors now have 6 digit (actually 3 letters and 3 numbers) stickers on
> > them to help in this effort.  So, now instead of 100 k per year, we pay an
> > individual a salary for a lot less, and we have unfunded work done by
> > others (such as myself) to keep track.  The bean counters love it.  To the
> > rest of us, it's a pain.......<G>
> >
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